Flood Watch Issued for Tucson Metro and Southeastern Arizona from Late October 31 Through Early November 2
Tucson, Pima County, Arizona — The National Weather Service on October 30 issued a flood watch for the Tucson metro area and most of southeastern Arizona, where excessive rainfall could cause flooding from 11 p.m. on October 31 to 5 a.m. on November 2. Residents traveling over the Halloween weekend should watch road conditions and water levels.
The watch covers Maricopa, Yavapai, Coconino, Navajo, Apache, Gila, Pinal, Pima, Santa Cruz, Graham and Greenlee counties and western Cochise County.
On October 30, rain from a Pacific low-pressure trough spread across the Phoenix area again, with totals past half an inch in many parts of the Valley and an inch or more at some outlying gauges; the northern foothills and higher terrain could see up to 1.25 inches. A new round of storms during the evening rush hour reduced visibility in parts of the north Valley.
Forecasters noted that the ground is already saturated from the October 30 rain, so additional weekend rain will largely run off, raising risks on low-lying roads, washes and dry creek beds.
Source: GSM America
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：Arizona State Capitol Daytime December 2021。来源：Wikimedia Commons（David Jiang，CC BY-SA 4.0）
